I would rather train in a "specialised" system, with the righgt training methods, than a "complete" one with static, dead and obsolete training methods.
I would have more of a chance to survive that way.

Training methods are important. But, if the style has glaring holes, then training methods won't make that much difference. It not what you know that could get you killed, but what you don't know, as the old adegage goes. I cannot believe this HAD to be explained.

...So that's what I'm getting at. At what point would one consider themselves capable enough to judge another style, especially if they've never practiced it?

I took Krav Maga for a year(got up to Level III), and it blows. I feel feel more confident in my fighting abilities by taking Judo, which is a friggin' SPORT, than I ever did in Krav.

Ask HAPKO3, he's another former Krav student. It seems all well and good while you're taking it, but then when you rub Darren Levine goo off of your eyes and look around, you realize that all those plucks and groin kicks are going to do is make you look like a complete ass, WHILE you're getting a sufficient beat down placed upon your skull.

Regardless, that doesn't change the fact that kickboxing is commonly known as fighting while grappling simply isn't. - Osiris